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    Cancer and the LGBTQ+ community - 9 month(s) ago

    From delayed diagnoses to missing choices on medical forms to simply not being seen, heard, acknowledged or offered much-needed preventive screening — cancer while queer can be frustrating, heartbreaking and at times, much harder than necessary.

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    Categories: Hem/Onc News and Journals, Latest Headlines
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      What can #healthcare providers do to meet #LGBTQ patients where they're at? Pulmonologist and #publichealth researcher @MA_Triplette shares some easy ways to provide a safe, affirming space: ✅ Nonverbal cues ✅ Pronouns ✅ Diversity of representation https://t.co/Adeu0XZsQG https://t.co/znrmOb49CB

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    Extended histrelin implant use an option for transgender care, central precocious puberty - 10 month(s) ago

    Most transgender youths or children with central precocious puberty had a sustained biochemical response after using a histrelin implant for more than 17 months, according to a study published in Transgender Health. “Our study has high clinical relevance for the providers who care for transgender/nonbinary youth as well as for children with central precocious puberty,” Maja

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    Categories: Endocrinology, Latest Headlines
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      A biochemical response was achieved by most transgender youths, gender nonbinary youths and children with central precocious puberty who used a histrelin implant for 17 months or longer. #LGBTQ @radychildrens @LiebertPub https://t.co/oQexpXMm6R

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    Testosterone therapy increases CVD risks for cisgender women, but not transgender adults - 10 month(s) ago

    Testosterone use increases risks for cardiovascular disease, coronary artery disease and stroke among cisgender women, but not among transgender adults, according to a study published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. “Testosterone replacement therapy is becoming more widely accepted in women, and it is the main medical treatment for transgender males,” David

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      #ICYMI: "[The study] lays the foundation for a potential role of the use of #testosterone replacement therapy with the increasing risk of #CVD in cisgender women." #LGBTQ @DavidSLopez5 @UTMB_SPPH @CardiologyToday https://t.co/hIo6mhxzyv

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    Testosterone therapy increases CVD risks for cisgender women, but not transgender adults - 10 month(s) ago

    Testosterone use increases risks for cardiovascular disease, coronary artery disease and stroke among cisgender women, but not among transgender adults, according to a study published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. “Testosterone replacement therapy is becoming more widely accepted in women, and it is the main medical treatment for transgender males,” David

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    Categories: Endocrinology, Latest Headlines
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      Cisgender women have higher risks for CVD if they use #testosterone therapy, but no increased CVD risk was observed among transgender adults. #LGBTQ @DavidSLopez5 @UTMB_SPPH @CardiologyToday https://t.co/hIo6mhxzyv

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    Q&A: Rainbows in Gastro aims to guide change for LGBTQ+ trainees, patients in GI - 10 month(s) ago

    In 2022, gastroenterologists and hepatologists who identify as LGBTQ+ formed the national affinity group Rainbows in Gastro to improve trainee experience in these fields and expand patient care for those in the LGBQT+ community.“One of the main areas we are starting to focus on is advocacy,” Alexander M. Goldowsky, MD, a GI fellow at Boston Medical Center and member of Rainbows in

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    Categories: Gastroenterology, Latest Headlines
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      Q&A with @agoldowskymd, @doctornikkid, @HowardTLeeMD, @spaulliver: @RainbowinGastro aims to guide change for #LGBTQ+ #trainees, #patients in #GI. #Inclusion #LGBTQCommunity #GITwitter #MedTwitter https://t.co/2mDwkSvZ0B

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    Q&A: Rainbows in Gastro aims to guide change for LGBTQ+ trainees, patients in GI - 10 month(s) ago

    In 2022, gastroenterologists and hepatologists who identify as LGBTQ+ formed the national affinity group Rainbows in Gastro to improve trainee experience in these fields and expand patient care for those in the LGBQT+ community.“One of the main areas we are starting to focus on is advocacy,” Alexander M. Goldowsky, MD, a GI fellow at Boston Medical Center and member of Rainbows in

    Source: www.healio.com
    Categories: Gastroenterology, Latest Headlines
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      In a @GoHealio #GI exclusive, we spoke with Healio spoke with @RainbowinGastro to discuss how #LGBTQ+ practitioners can get involved and #advocate for #physicians, #patients and #trainees who are part of the #LGBTQcommunity. #MedTwitter #GITwitter https://t.co/2mDwkSvZ0B

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    How to tailor care for LGBTQ+ people living with diabetes - 10 month(s) ago

    Susan Weiner, MS, RDN, CDCES, FADCES, talks with Tessa Cushman, RDN, about addressing health inequities for people living with diabetes who identify as LGBTQ+. Weiner: We’ve discussed in this column the importance of person-centered language and attitudes surrounding diabetes. How does language about gender identity fit into that framework?

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      Susan Weiner, MS, RDN, CDCES, FADCES, (@susangweiner) talks with Tessa Cushman, RDN, about addressing health inequities for people living with diabetes who identify as #LGBTQ+. https://t.co/zpNCXtkA2p #diabetes

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    VIDEO: ‘Stand with Rainbows in Gastro’ against transgender bathroom laws - 10 month(s) ago

    In a Healio video exclusive, Laura Targownik, MD, FRCPC, urged gastroenterology societies to limit hosting conferences or events in states that have passed “bathroom laws” and other laws targeting transgender and gender nonconforming people.Targownik is a member of the steering committee for Rainbows in Gastro, a group of gastroenterologists and GI trainees seeking to improve care for

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      VIDEO with @laura_targownik: ‘Stand with @RainbowinGastro’ against #transgender bathroom laws #PrideMonth #LGBTQ #GITwitter #MedTwitter https://t.co/G4t2sriHic

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